Fleetwood Mac Gearing Up To Resume Tour After Grossing $1.8M Per Show on First Leg
 

Fleetwood Mac is set to hit the road again Jan. 31 after a winter break, kicking off a slate of 31 shows booked in U.S. and Canadian cities through mid-April.

The trek is a continuation of the band’s 11-week run last fall that launched at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., on Oct. 3. The opening leg of the tour played 29 cities in North America through Dec. 15, ending with a three-night stint at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif., that grossed $5.9 million from 42,628 sold seats.

Box office tallies from the jaunt’s first leg show a gross average of $1.8 million per concert based on ticket sales reported to Pollstar. The average number of sold tickets per show is 13,947. From the 28 reported concerts from the fall run, overall grosses topped $48 million from 362,614 total tickets.

Among the highlights of the upcoming trek this spring, three venues will host the band for two performances. New York City’s Madison Square Garden will bring in the group on March 11 and March 18, Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia is booked for March 22 and April 5, and the tour hits Boston’s TD Garden on March 31 and April 2. A March 1 show at United Center in Chicago and an April 8 date at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena will be second stops for those venues on the tour. The band performed at both during the opening run last fall.

Following the North American stretch, Fleetwood Mac will head to Europe in June for headlining dates in Berlin, Dublin and London along with festival appearances at Werchter (Belgium) Boutique and Pinkpop Festival in Landgraaf, Netherlands.

The tour features original band members Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie along with Neil Finn and Mike Campbell who joined the tour following the departure of Lindsey Buckingham.

Nicks is a 2019 inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist, marking her second time to be honored with an invitation. She was previously inducted when Fleetwood Mac was invited to join the Hall of Fame in 1998.

https://www.pollstar.com/article/fle...6XES5ytcBmnU64

Yes - the first leg of the Mac tour was very successful despite what some folks on this forum say.

I was surprised that so many really thought it was not going to be successful. Personally I would have loved to have seen it tank but I knew better. Some members here really got angry at me since I was one of the few members who knew the success the tour was going to have. The figures Stevie pulled in for 24k Gold even surprised Stevie. She never sold out so many arenas and extended the tour 3 times. She filmed the shows just for fun sake she was raking it so much cash. She is a HUGE draw and every Mac tour she has been involved with (well maybe not BTM) was a HUGE HUGE success.
I wish the one member who left the boards protesting me saying the tour would be successful would come back. No harm. Its all good.

I knew the tour would be lucrative: most people going are going for Stevie and/or because they play a greatest hits package in the car, etc.

The real question for me was would the tour be a musical success, a convincing move forward—or an embarrassing representation of the band’s legacy largely forged by the person they removed. From the outset, I regard what they’re doing now to be the equivalent of a carnival for casual music fans. It’s not a sincere or artistically-rewarding experience. But it’s loud and it’s bright and it’s fun and it’s Stevie Nicks and the Stevie Nicks Players.

My unsolicited two cents.

It’s a great set, a fun show and probably the last time you will see FM tour. They look and sound like they are having fun. I have never seen Mick drum like he is now——loose, free and joyous—like he just discovered the skins again.

Of course. They all seem happy to be doing this together. The weight has lifted, the stress is gone. Too bad it took so many years for this to happen.

You gotta wonder what's in it for Neil and Mike if there is no plans for new music and another tour?

Its sad to think my favorite band is coming to an end, id rather see the band finish on a happy note enjoying their final chapter though, rather than faking their happiness on stage for a change!!.. But from a fan perspective its too bad LB was not included but it is what it is!!! They chose to carry on with out him, for reasons they only know.. I look forward to seeing them for the last time later in the year.. ;)

My best guess is that Neil goes back to his countless projects once the Mac tour ends later this year. I know he's planning another Finn Brothers album. That could change, of course, if Stevie agrees to a new studio album where Neil would likely be needed as songwriter. Mike is a different story as I see him staying on indefinitely.

Of course it's successful. Do you have any idea how many people i know that had NO IDEA Lindsey was not in the band until they showed up at the concert. THEY.WERE.PISSED.

Just lately I've noticed a few deceiving promotional photo's of the Rumours line up, advertising their next tour down-under.. Not too sure if its the bands fault though, just lazy newspaper editors & Facebook adds.

I am sure there were many. Probably the reason Stevie had to keep their attention and in their seat to perform Black Magic Woman instead of Neil. Sad that even a great song like Hypnotized could not keep their interest.

Ehh, I wouldn't worry too much about that. That may have been true for a show or two, but you'd have to live in a pretty deep, dark cave to have missed out on the media coverage of the big split and later the tour reviews. On the other side of the coin, if you are such a casual fan that you were oblivious to all that, you probably don't care who is singing the hits you came to hear.

Also, I find it hard to believe that anyone that you know didn't hear it already from you since you seemed to have turned it into such a personal crusade. ;)
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ka-ching.

plus, for Neil, incredible exposure at a level even above what he already had, which helps him sell more records now and in the future on his own.

for Mike, I suspect the money is nice (isn't it always) but also it was a chance to stay busy after losing Tom, keep living the rock star lifestyle (as he mentioned-- though I think that was really more about feeling "not retired" more than the bling of flying in the G4 again and all that).

They have their own projects and bands. They will be fine. Campbell has plenty of money! Neither need FM to put out new music.

I agree with this. Mick's drumming was a highlight for me. I think the main reason for this is because he was using his blues chops on the older tunes and doing more improv.

If they had replaced Mick Fleetwood and John MCVie instead of LB does anyone here think sales would’ve been impacted. Of course not. It’s the Brand that sells the tickets now. 3/4 of attendees are casual fans with cash to spare looking to hear the jukebox.

I’m not surprised. But it’s disappointing to learn that there’s really no repercussions to their selfishness. Stevie wins. She got exactly what she wanted and there’s no reason for her to change.

I’ve been a fan since I was 7 when Tango came out. Obsessed over that cassette, and of course everything else as I got older. Finally saw them live in 2015 and SO GLAD I DID. I’ll never see them again now. I’d feel like a TOTAL HEEL paying so much money to see such a selfish group of a$$holes play their hits (and other bands’ hits) and fatten their pockets without Lindsey. After the way that ***** went down? Never. Sounds like torture to be there amongst so many die hard Stevie worshippers talking smack about Lindsey in the restrooms and merch line, screeching over her tired twirling and tambourine shaking.

HARD PASS.

Why should she change? She is the draw and the star of this band. She also got in the RRHOF and the Lindsey fans thought she wouldn't. She will continue to win. It's OK if you're not a fan of the current lineup, but for God's sake please stop mentioning this Lindsey bullsh*t. He is a former member now. In the words of LB, "Say Goodbye".

NO NICK! That is NOT going to happen. He was one of the main architects of the current FM sound and a MAJOR part of their success and your queen got him FIRED. We will not forget. GET USED TO IT WE ARE NOT GOING AWAY. Now go put on your Night of a thousand Stevies dress and twirl around.

Keep crying sissy boy. Pathetic. Oh, and your dad borrowed my dress. LOL

So obnoxious to come on this section on the Ledge and say the same **** everyone is saying in the Rumours board. We get it, we get it, we get it. People are unhappy. Saying it a billion times isn’t going to change anything and isn’t going to change anyone’s mind.

I don’t like the new band nor how Lindsey was let go but for god sakes keep it to the zillion threads on Rumours and let people who like it are interested in the new band have some peaceful conversations.

It’s very tired to paint Stevie fans as obsessed. The crazed fans are the Lindsey freaks, spending nearly a year on numerous daily posts, stalking his wife on social media, attacking people here and on twitter (Elle).

She is the draw, she is the star, she is loved, she has become a legend without changing her brand (a few exceptions). The Lindsey freaks can’t stand it and are trying to rewrite history saying she isn’t talented or needs a man to be accomplished. Yawn.

HAHA...you negated your entire argument about being obnoxious by writing that last paragraph. Stevie fans aren't obsessed, it's those Lindsey fans who are obsessed. Credibility out the window.

Oh also, if you don't like people expressing opinions you don't like in a public forum, GTF out of the kitchen.

I'm having a belly laugh just thinking about what this place would be like if it were a reverse situation and Stevie was thrown out of the band...

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If that happened Stevie would still have a solo career to fall back on. Lindsey is back to playing small venues. He’s never been as interesting to the general public as a solo artist. It’s like Mick Jagger without The Rolling Stones.

Please don’t assume I dislike Lindsey. I’m an adult and I can handle what’s happened here.

My comment wasn't what Stevie would do if she were fired, I questioned how people would react within this forum.

Ummm you do know I was JUST as much of a SN fan until she became a monster. So your narrative is false.

Nick I have a very big suspicion you are the sissy boy. But thanks.

I don't ever remember you speaking positively about her since I've been on this Board.

Well, there are folks here who have been around well before 2011.

I didn't make the home Pittsburgh show, but I'm thinking of hitting one of the other shows on this leg of the tour. Checked out tickets in DC and Boston.

I just think they are very high. I know I've always paid a lot for good seats, but I just can't justify these prices and the travel/hotel expense. This looks like the first tour of theirs since 1975 that I have missed.

I won't get banned (again) for cursing a loser on this board out. Go upstairs and watch TV with your mom.

Sounds like someone’s MAGA hat got stolen. Worry not, we’ll beat these libtard snowflakes and build that wall, all while blasting GYOW!!!

One could say the same thing about the quarter pounder with cheese, which sells billions and tastes the same today as it did in 1975.

I'm kidding. I adore Stevie. I just wish she had a little more musical friskiness in her.